[TriLUG] Not Linux: Anyone else feeling the pain?

[Greg Brown]

Great point.  And where would a many a Linux enthusiast be without billable
hours fixing bungled registries, infected machines and mysteries of Windows
domains.

I remember setting up a "super server" for one law firm back in '04.  When I
showed him a single Linux box, and an old one at that with a modest amount
of ram could do - file sharing, print serving, domain controller, wiki
server, database server, mail sever etc, a tear appeared in the corner of
his eye.  Keep in mind this person is a lawyer.  He almost hugged me.  He'd
still be a "client on the side" had he not retired and disbanded his
practice.  At least, as far as technology goes, the last years were good
ones for him.

We take it for granted as geeks but a large portion of society are slaves to
their computers.  They really don't think they have a choice expect to "put
up with it".  A secure, stable windows enviornment IS possible but it costs
a lot of money for someone to keep it that way.  For small businesses Linux
just makes so much more sense.  Even if they never "see the light" for linux
desktops at least we can provide them with secure, stable and robust
servers.

Greg

On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 4:27 PM, Jim Ray <jim at neuse.net> wrote:

> The person I hired for some part time work (or am in the process of
> hiring) is from TriLUG and doesn't mind working on Winblows. Thank God
> for work. I love Linux and open source software just as much as the next
> person yet do not depend on it for my daily bread. I climb ladders, wear
> a toolbelt, string up cable, load up Windows and even wash cars as long
> as I get my $2.
>
> I would encourage the powers at be to not screen job postings that may
> help a fellow member of the group whether Windows or Linux.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jim Ray, MCSE
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org] On
> Behalf Of Greg Brown
> Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 2:19 PM
> To: Triangle Linux Users Group General Discussion
> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Not Linux: Anyone else feeling the pain?
>
> I tend to disagree with this point: "the job is Linux related".
>
> Back when I was unemployed I wanted ANY job.  Sure, a Linux job would be
> all the sweeter and that's what I was hoping for, but I *needed* any
> job.  If someone on the list has a position open and they can find a
> competent employee from the list all the better, right?
>
> Now if we were still it the "growing like gangbusters" stage of the
> 1990s I'd say keeping Linux-only jobs on the list made sense.  But these
> are hash economic times we're facing.  People need the work.
>
> Just my thoughts.
>
> Greg
>
> On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 1:46 PM, Alan Porter <porter at trilug.org> wrote:
>
> > > Can we put this issue to a vote rather than leave it to the silly
> > > adhocracy?  I'd vote for allowing jobs, though it would be nice if
> > > they were filtered.
> >
> > The original question was not whether or not we filter out job
> > postings from the list.  It was whether the steering committee would
> > pass along job postings that were submitted from folks who are not,
> > themselves, on the mailing list.
> >
> > As a steering committee member, I receive these requests from time to
> > time (rarely, actually).  I treat them on a case-by-case basis.
> > If a posting meets a few basic criteria, I'll forward it to the
> > group:
> >
> >  - the job is Linux related
> >  - the job is relatively local
> >  - the poster/recruiter is polite in asking
> >  - the poster/recruiter is relatively local
> >  - I happen to have some time to look at it at the moment
> >  - I don't feel like hoarding that particular job lead for myself
> >  - I haven't changed my mind about my own rules from above
> >
> > Otherwise, I ask them to join the list and post it themselves.  Or
> > better yet, attend a meeting a speak at the have-a-job section.
> >
> >
> > Alan
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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